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surimi

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /sʊəˈɹiːmi/
  • /ˈsʊəɹɪmi/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A white paste, made from ground fish, that is used to make formed and textured food products.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese すり身 (surimi, “ground meat”).

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚漿 /鱼浆 (yújiāng) — type of seafood
  • Chinese Mandarin: 魚糜 /鱼糜 (yúmí) — type of seafood
  • Dutch: surimi — type of seafood
  • Finnish: surimi — type of seafood
  • French: surimi — type of seafood
  • German: Surimi — type of seafood
  • Italian: surimi — type of seafood
  • Japanese: すり身 (surimi) — type of seafood
  • Korean: 연육 (yeonyuk) — type of seafood
  • Polish: surimi — type of seafood
  • Spanish: surimi — type of seafood